Year 1: Post Exam SSA Group poster presentation

This SSA provides you with an opportunity - to explore a particular area from the Year 1 curriculum in greater depth to develop your skills as reflective learners as independent learners as collaborative learners as enquiry-based learners To produce and present a conference style poster - something you will do at professional and research conferences.

Step One

Already done: Each of you should already have identified one topic from this year’s core curriculum that you would like to explore in greater depth: looking at clinical application / integration across disciplines Prepared a very brief proposal identifying The topic and where it was covered in the curriculum The particular area(s) you want to explore / question(s) you want to ask Why you think this is an interesting / important subject to study

Step Two

Working in your M group - TODAY (Academic staff will be sitting in) Listen to the proposal from each group member Select / amalgamate topics to identify 3 poster topics for your M group Each must be the right size so that you can research the topic from several points of view. Everybody in the group must be able to sign up to 1 topic. No poster group should be smaller than 4 or bigger than 8 students Note the 3 selected topics on the form provided Each student to sign up to 1 topic (no swapping later)

Step Three

Working in your Poster Group Discuss the subject and summarise what you “know” from the core curriculum Identify the areas / questions for further exploration Decide on the rationale for selecting the topic and the areas for further exploration Undertake the exploration, taking note of your major sources of information - use journals and reputable web sites Select the information you are going to present in the poster Design the poster and prepare the presentation

Timetable Meeting in M groups this afternoon Working in poster groups to produce poster Each topic group will have to email a PowerPoint file of their poster to ssasubmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk by 9 am on Monday 14th June. Groups work on presentation prior to posters being presented on Thursday 17th June

25% 75% Poster Content (see feedback sheet) Title / Group / Students Curriculum starting point Aim of the poster Rationale for selection of topic and area for exploration What you have learnt - information gathered Conclusions: areas for further study References 25% 75%

Poster Design You are required to use the PowerPoint template provided for you on the School Office website Instructions for importing graphics etc. are on the same website There will be no time following submission of the poster, to check and change content or layout so make sure it is right! Follow the instructions and you will get a poster like this………

Year 2 SSA: Title M Group 00 Students: Other AN, School of Medicine Core Curriculum Starting Point Heading Heading Text block Heading Text block Is this going to provide sufficient room for the students Immunity & Infection introduced the subject of auto-immune conditions. Auto immunity involves Text block Proposed Learning & Rationale Text block References Use Vancouver referencing

28pt 20pt 18pt Year 2 SSA: Title M Group 00 Students: Other AN, School of Medicine Each topic group will have to submit a PowerPoint file of their poster to PAGS (using a standardised format) during the afternoon of Monday 16th June. The School will pay the printing costs for these posters. PAGS is open from 14:00 to 17:00 and will not accept posters for printing after 17:00 on the 16th. Groups then have until Thursday 19th June to prepare to present and answer questions on their poster. On Thursday, each group of students will be required to present their poster, first to a group of their peers and then to two academic staff. Both peers and academic staff will provide feedback and score the poster against set criteria. All groups of students will therefore have two appointments on Thursday: one to present their own poster and the other to appraise a poster produced by another group. These appointments will be determined once groups have been formed. On Thursday, each group of students will be required to present their poster, first to a group of their peers and then to two academics. Both peers and academics will provide feedback and score the poster against set criteria. All groups of students will therefore have two appointments on Thursday: one to present their own poster and the other to appraise a poster produced by another group. These appointments will be determined once groups have been formed. Core Curriculum Starting Point Each topic group will have to submit a PowerPoint file of their poster to PAGS (using a standardised format) during the afternoon of Monday 16th June. The School will pay the printing costs for these posters. PAGS is open from 14:00 to 17:00 and will not accept posters for printing after 17:00 on the 16th. Groups then have until Thursday 19th June to prepare to present and answer questions on their poster. On Thursday, each group of students will be required to present their poster, first to a group of their peers and then to two academics. Both peers and academics will provide feedback and score the poster against set criteria. All groups of students will therefore have two appointments on Thursday: one to present their own poster and the other to appraise a poster produced by another group. These appointments will be determined once groups have been formed. Key learning/ material 28pt 20pt References Use Vancouver referencing 18pt

Poster Presentation on 18th June in ATH Your poster group will be given 3 x 20 minute slots between 11am and 3pm. You all need to be present at all three sessions to: Review a poster produced by the group to whom you are allocated, providing feedback to the group Present your poster to the peer group allocated as your reviewers Present your poster to 2 academic assessors The assessors will decide who - introduces the poster - speaks to any given aspect - answers a given question

Poster Review Criteria Section 1: Breadth and depth of knowledge covered Breadth of sources / Quality of evidence Selection of information Clarity of understanding / Insight and analysis Section 2: Quality and clarity of poster presentation Effective use of the format Clarity of language Use of illustrations Section 3: Ability of the group to explain and defend their findings Evidence of individual learning/understanding Evidence of collaborative working

The prize posters will be displayed There will be prizes! The prize posters will be displayed